The West Bromwich Albion youngster was given a free role at the weekend.
West Brom’s on-loan ace Harvey Barnes was given a free role behind Dwight Gayle and Jay Rodriguez during the Baggies’ magnificent 7-1 win over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, and the 20-year-old told the Express & Star how happy he was with his new role.
Moore opted for a 3-4-1-2 formation against the west London outfit, and they were quite simply sensational for the duration of the 90 minutes at the Hawthorns on Saturday.
West Brom currently sit in third spot in the Championship table, having taken seven points from their opening four games, and many are tipping them to go on and secure promotion back to the Premier League this season.
Barnes has played a key role already for the Baggies, having chalked up two goals and an assist in five outings thus far, and the youngster told the Express & Star how much he is enjoying life under Darren Moore:
“I enjoyed playing in the middle. I got on the ball a lot and when I did I felt like I had a lot of options with players making runs. We’ve only started trying it recently but the boys have taken to it well. It’s a formation that I think will work for us if we execute it right. Going forward we have a lot of options with the wing-backs. They pose a danger, Matty on the right, Gibbo on the left, and then you have bodies in the middle. So as a team it suits us really well.”
Next up for West Brom is a trip to league leaders Middlesbrough on Friday night, and Moore’s men will have to be at their very best, if they are to have any chance whatsoever of returning to the Black Country with anything to show for their efforts.
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